Summarize Lincoln's policy toward enslaved Americans and the states in rebellion against the Union. Upon what ground did he justify his emancipation policy? How radical do you think Lincoln's policy was at the time? What actual, immediate influence/authority could it have realistically had at the time?

Summarize Lincoln's policy toward enslaved Americans and the states in rebellion against the Union. Upon what ground did he justify his emancipation policy? How radical do you think Lincoln's policy was at the time? What actual, immediate influence/authority could it have realistically had at the time?